AHMEDABAD, India (AP) Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 20th year in test cricket with a patient unbeaten century Friday and guided India to a draw against Sri Lanka in the first test.

India wiped out a huge first-innings deficit of 334 runs on the fifth and final day to finish at 412-4 in its second innings with Tendulkar (100 not out) scoring his 43rd test century. (MORE)

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand opener Tim McIntosh batted himself into form for next week's first test against Pakistan with an unbeaten century on the final day of a three-day match between the tourists and a New Zealand Invitation XI on Friday.

The left-handed McIntosh scored 131 not out as the invitation side, which had trailed Pakistan by 52 runs on the first innings, reached 231 for two in its second innings before stumps were drawn with no result in prospect. (MORE)

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) The first of South Africa's five one-day internationals against England was abandoned Friday because of heavy rain without a ball being bowled.

The downpour started Thursday and was still in progress at Wanderers when the match was abandoned at 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT). (MORE)

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna Jayawardene broke a 72-year-old world record Thursday as India conceded a massive first-innings lead in the first cricket test.

Sri Lanka declared its first innings at 760-7 - thanks to a 351-run sixth-wicket stand between the Jayawardenes - which earned visitors 334-run lead. It was the highest innings total ever scored in India in a test innings. (MORE)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Greg Chappell fears competition in test cricket could shrink to as few as four countries.

The former Australia captain said Thursday that the growth in the Twenty20 game and diminishing public interest in the traditional five-day game could see test cricket marginalized to the fringe of the sport. (MORE)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) New Zealander Peter McGlashan set an international record for catches by a wicketkeeper in a first-class match when he claimed his 12th catch for Northern Districts province against Central Districts on Thursday.

McGlashan took six catches, including one to dismiss former Black Caps batsman Mathew Sinclair, during Central's first innings and six, including catches from internationals Jamie How and Ross Taylor, in its second. (MORE)